Items that cannot be digitized in-house may be charged according to vendor rates plus any applicable Preservation Fees.

Preservation Fees for personal/research purposes: One Preservation Fee is assessed per reproduction for personal/research purposes. The Preservation Fees for personal/research purposes are either $10 for UT systems requesters or $25 for all other requesters.

Preservation Fees for publication or exhibition purposes: We charge one Preservation Fee for the primary media/format/language. In addition, we charge an additional Preservation Fee for each revenue generating media/format/language beyond the primary media/format/language, up to four total Preservation Fees. Once the request has reached four total Preservation Fees, we automatically grant “all media, all languages” permission.

Preservation Fees for publication are $10 for UT System, $25 for Non-Profit/Independent, $50 for Commercial working for a non-profit, and $50 for Commercial. Please note: multiple Preservation Fees may apply (see above).

*Please note: we consider a revenue generating media/format/language as any media/format/language that generates additional sales for the requestor, advertising revenue, or features sponsor/underwriter logos.

Rush Fees: Rush Fees are $20 per image for still images and $30 per item for moving images and audio.

Delivery:

Turnaround time for reproductions may be up to six weeks from payment. Please let the Photo Services Coordinator know if you have a deadline. Rush service may be available for images needed within five business days of payment for a fee of $20 per image or $30 per item for moving images and audio.

Permission only requests can be processed within a day, if requested, at no extra fee.